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The Boy in the Water

S3 | The Boy in the Water Breaking Episode: The Facebook Messages

Season 3

Following a tip-off, Melanie Reid heads south and gets the Facebook messages, the phone and the explosive interview.


The Boy in the Water is now part of our new investigative podcast channel, DELVE. 

Melanie Reid Investigates will be releasing gripping, in-depth podcasts on DELVE throughout the year.


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Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz

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  • S1 | Welcome to The Boy in the Water

    03:01||Season 1
    Newsroom’s electrifying new podcast takes you inside a small town harbouring a big mystery. After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in an oxidation pond in the Southland town of Gore, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems. Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid has spent three years covering this case, revealing multiple flaws in the police investigation and uncovering new evidence that casts serious doubt about the circumstances surrounding Lachie’s death. In The Boy in the Water, Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones. The Boy In The Water is coming soon to newsroom.co.nz and wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.
  • 1. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 1: Case Closed

    22:46||Season 1, Ep. 1
    Officials jump to an early and dubious conclusion when a three-year-old boy's body is found floating in a town's sewage ponds.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 2. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 2: Return to Gore

    25:52||Season 1, Ep. 2
    The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 3. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 3: Deeply Troubled

    19:12||Season 1, Ep. 3
    The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 4. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 4: Rocky Road

    28:00||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie’s death?Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 5. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 5: The Night Lachie Died

    23:34||Season 1, Ep. 5
    Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie’s body was found.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 6. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 6: More Questions Than Answers

    31:33||Season 1, Ep. 6
    The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie’s mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 7. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 7: U-Turn

    27:37||Season 1, Ep. 7
    Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.
  • 8. S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 8: Grief and Secrets

    24:40||Season 1, Ep. 8
    Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts listeners, sign up to DELVE+ by simply clicking the subscribe banner on the DELVE page and follow the prompts.Presented by award-winning Newsroom Investigates editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz.